CVE-2022-36314

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 12.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-12-22 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-15 17:33Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-07-20

Assigning CNA

mozilla

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementBase
• CWE-64Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK)Variant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

9f94b2ec35742b26d5246fc373c4e18355b7a9e3ba69cc22af5f75c315fd3c7e

• www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-28/
• www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-30/
• www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-32/
• bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1773894